Adventuring Party # 2, my next 4 mini's

[Lucian523]

Hi here are my next four reaper mini's, I'll start with the order in which I painted them.

The left Dwarven cleric I painted first, I painted him to be a bit more of a wizard even though he's wearing armor. He was also the only mini in the group I painted metallic armor on.

The next Dwarven clericI wanted to try a NMM style out on him, I black washed his armor too much and it came out rather dark, but I decided I liked it. I also freehanded the book.

I painted the Rogue/Bounty Hunter next, Instead of black washing the armor I tried to use lighter colors to highlight it. I also freehanded her a nifty treasure map, instead of the usual wanted poster.

Last but not least I've painted the Warlock, he's actually the first character I painted predominately black. I did shade the the black cloak but it seems after I put on the Vallejo sealer it darkened the shading .

  For his crystal on the staff I decided to go for an inverse look, instead of making the edges lighter I made them darker. I meant to paint a pentagram on his scroll, but I forgot !

C & C welcome of course!

Minis are from left to right; Kyla Bounty Hunter, Barden Barrel Strap Dwarf Cleric, Grayrune Dwarf Cleric, Saltheras, Elven Warlock. They're all reaper mini's , Sorry I didn't add that originally.

Edited May 4, 2017 by Lucian523

[Mehman]

Excellent work! I really like the deep red and black robes on the Mage, especially where the gold thread comes into play on his back. Of course, I always love really dark red so there's that, too. The inverted crystal on his staff looks like it has been powered and is ready to roast something - a gobbo, maybe ?

 

The dwarf clerics are great, as well. The one with the staff looks like he's about to smite somebody ! The dwarf armed with halberd, on the other hand, appears to be keeping Evil away from the group with his book of holy rites. Very nice. I might be a bit biased about the clerics, though.

 

Then the bounty hunter (huntress?) looks amazing with the purple top and that brown shade for her leather armour. We both own the same model it seems. I'll make sure to paint her soon so that they can be sisters or something!

 

Oh yeah, your freehanding looks spot on! Great additions!

[Thes Hunter]

Love the painting on the scroll and the book. Looking good!

[hosercanadian]

I really like the dwarf with the book, do you have a product number for that one or is it a non-Reaper?

[WhatsEcstacy]

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2 hours ago, hosercanadian said:

I really like the dwarf with the book, do you have a product number for that one or is it a non-Reaper?

 

That would be  02601: Dwarf Cleric, Grayrune.

 

I'd have to echo everyone else and say the freehand text is really well done! You generated a lot of extra interest with it by including pictures and maps. I'm impressed with how much it actually looks like script and not just random scribbles (especially the warlock's scroll). I'd love to hear about your method if you could try to describe it!

[Lucian523]

Sure thing, so I paint the mini text using a magnifier and a small brush like a 20 or 30, but you can use a larger brush so long as the point is fine.

I prefer the smaller brush because I hold it by the metal ferrule when painting the text, whereas I normally use the brush handle for normal painting.

I feel like I have better control with the smaller brush, the downside is the paint dries on it rather fast.

I hold the brush like I would if I were using it to write, then I basically try to write in cursive. Hmm I guess learning that in grade school actually was useful.

[Sharkbelly]

They look great! The gold trim on the Mage really pops.

[Chaoswolf]

Excellent paint jobs on them!!

 

The only thing I can add would be to work on the basing a little bit; some flock and/or static grass, and a little bit of dirt would really bring them to life.

Edited May 7, 2017 by Chaoswolf
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[Baldur8762]

They look amazing! Really beautiful work!